|
Definition of Wiggle
1. Verb. Move to and fro. "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
Generic synonyms: Agitate, Shake
Specialized synonyms: Wag, Waggle
Derivative terms: Jiggle, Joggle, Wiggler, Wiggler, Wiggler
2. Noun. The act of wiggling.
Generic synonyms: Motility, Motion, Move, Movement
Derivative terms: Squirm, Wiggly, Wriggle, Wriggly
Definition of Wiggle
1. v. t. & i. To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog wiggles his tail; the tadpole wiggles in the water.
2. n. Act of wiggling; a wriggle.
3. v. t. & i. To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog wiggles his tail; the tadpole wiggles in the water.
4. n. Act of wiggling; a wriggle.
Definition of Wiggle
1. Verb. (transitive intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle. ¹
2. Noun. A wiggling movement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Wiggle
1. to move with short, quick movements from side to side [v -GLED, -GLING, -GLES]